MAX Efficiency™ DH5α-T1R Competent Cells - FAQs

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5 个常见问题解答

你们提供Subcloning Efficiency、Library Efficiency和MAX Efficiency感受态细胞。它们的区别是什么?

有少数例外,但他们主要的区别在于所保证的转化效率:

Subcloning Efficiency细胞每转化1 µg pUC19或pUC18超螺旋质粒保证产生至少1.0 x 10E6个转化子。
Library Efficiency细胞每转化1 µg pUC19或pUC18 DNA保证产生至少1.0 x 10E8个转化子。
MAX Efficiency细胞每转化1 µg pUC19或pUC18 DNA保证产生至少1.0 x 10E9个转化子。

How do you recommend that I prepare my DNA for successful electroporation of E. coli?

For best results, DNA used in electroporation must have a very low ionic strength and a high resistance. A high-salt DNA sample may be purified by either ethanol precipitation or dialysis.

The following suggested protocols are for ligation reactions of 20ul. The volumes may be adjusted to suit the amount being prepared.

Purifying DNA by Precipitation: Add 5 to 10 ug of tRNA to a 20ul ligation reaction. Adjust the solution to 2.5 M in ammonium acetate using a 7.5 M ammonium acetate stock solution. Mix well. Add two volumes of 100 % ethanol. Centrifuge at 12,000 x g for 15 min at 4C. Remove the supernatant with a micropipet. Wash the pellet with 60ul of 70% ethanol. Centrifuge at 12,000 x g for 15 min at room temperature. Remove the supernatant with a micropipet. Air dry the pellet. Resuspend the DNA in 0.5X TE buffer [5 mM Tris-HCl, 0.5 mM EDTA (pH 7.5)] to a concentration of 10 ng/ul of DNA. Use 1 ul per transformation of 20 ul of cell suspension.

Purifying DNA by Microdialysis: Float a Millipore filter, type VS 0.025 um, on a pool of 0.5X TE buffer (or 10% glycerol) in a small plastic container. Place 20ul of the DNA solution as a drop on top of the filter. Incubate at room temperature for several hours. Withdraw the DNA drop from the filter and place it in a polypropylene microcentrifuge tube. Use 1ul of this DNA for each electrotransformation reaction.

You offer competent cells in Subcloning Efficiency, Library Efficiency and MAX Efficiency. How do these differ?

There are a few exceptions, but in general the difference is in guaranteed transformation efficiency as follows:

Subcloning Efficiency cells are guaranteed to produce at least 1.0 x 10E6 transformants per µg of transformed pUC19 or pUC18 supercoiled plasmid
Library Efficiency cells are guaranteed to produce at least 1.0 x 10E8 transformants per µg pUC19 or pUC18 DNA
MAX Efficiency cells are guaranteed to produce at least 1.0 x 10E9 transformants per µg pUC19 or pUC18 DNA

Do any Invitrogen competent cells contain DMSO in the freezing medium?

Yes, several of our competent cells products are frozen with DMSO. The presence of DMSO (dimethylsulfoxide) will generally be indicated in the MSDS files if you have a question about a particular product, but here is a list of commonly used products that are known to have DMSO in the freezing buffer:

One Shot OmniMAX 2 T1 Phage Resistant Cells, Cat. No. C8540-03

One Shot INV?F' Chemically Competent Cells, Cat. No. C2020-03 and C2020-06

One Shot MAX Efficiency DH5?-T1 Chemically Competent Cells, Cat. No. 12297-016

MAX Efficiency DH5?-T1 Phage Resistant Cells, Cat. No. 12034-013

MAX Efficiency DH5? Chemically Competent Cells, Cat. No. 18258-012

Library Efficiency DH5? Chemically Competent Cells, Cat. No. 18263-012

MAX Efficiency DH5? F'IQ Cells, Cat. No. 18288-019

MAX Efficiency Stbl2Chemically Competent Cells, Cat. No. 10268-019

When should DMSO, formamide, glycerol and other cosolvents be used in PCR?

Cosolvents may be used when there is a failure of amplification, either because the template contains stable hairpin-loops or the region of amplification is GC-rich. Keep in mind that all of these cosolvents have the effect of lowering enzyme activity, which will decrease amplification yield. For more information see P Landre et al (1995). The use of co-solvents to enhance amplification by the polymerase chain reaction. In: PCR Strategies, edited by MA Innis, DH Gelfand, JJ Sninsky. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, pp. 3-16.

Additionally, when amplifying very long PCR fragments (greater than 5 kb) the use of cosolvents is often recommended to help compensate for the increased melting temperature of these fragments.

Find additional tips, troubleshooting help, and resources within our PCR and cDNA Synthesis Support Center.